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if you were the secretary of education, i'd say you are even more powerful than the secretary of education. suppose you could change something about the structure of american education, the system. what would it be? >> if i was in charge of a school district, it'd be about hiring the best teachers. and how do you get them to learn from each other and how do you make sure you're bringing the really good ones in? so the basic research about great teaching, that's now become our biggest investment. >> it's okay. it's good. >> it could be a very smart investment. one study says that if students had a top teacher for four years straight, the achievement gap between blacks and whites would disappear. >> page 68. if you have your notes -- >> the gates foundation has launched a massive effort to figure out how america can foster great teaching. collecting data from thousands of educators and even videotaping their lessons. what do you think makes a good teacher? >> clearly, there's something about engaging the student. as i've watched the videos of the great teachers, they are constantly looking o
if you were the secretary of education, i'd say you are even more powerful than the secretary of education. suppose you could change something about the structure of american education, the system. what would it be? >> if i was in charge of a school district, it'd be about hiring the best teachers. and how do you get them to learn from each other and how do you make sure you're bringing the really good ones in? so the basic research about great teaching, that's now become our biggest...
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reclaim its place as a world leader in education. leader in education. see you back here at 10:00 p.m. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> welcome to a gps special. "restoring the american dream: fixing education." i'm fareed zakaria. when we talk about what america needs to do to compete in today's world, everyone agrees that at the heart of the matter is education. if our own workers are not skilled, trained and smart enough, we will decline as a country. in addition, democracy depends on an educated citizenry. so how are we doing? let's take a rough look. 100 representative american kids entering high school. what does fate have in store for them? 25 out of that 100 won't graduate from high school. a total of 50 won't go to college. that's half the class that won't go on to higher education. 50 will attend college, but only 22 will graduate within six years. meanwhi meanwhile, other countries are outstarting us. on a recent international test, u.s. students ranked only 15th in the world in reading, 23rd in science and 31st in math. overall, the
reclaim its place as a world leader in education. leader in education. see you back here at 10:00 p.m. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> welcome to a gps special. "restoring the american dream: fixing education." i'm fareed zakaria. when we talk about what america needs to do to compete in today's world, everyone agrees that at the heart of the matter is education. if our own workers are not skilled, trained and smart enough, we will decline as a country. in addition,...
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that starts at education. so one of the things that we need to do all of us do, is we need to emphasize education and help pay for it. >> done peck, that's the problem, paying for it. middle class families have saved all this money and now going to pay full price for tuition. it doesn't feel fair when tuition keeps going up, up, up, when you know, income isn't going up. you don't have a house you can tap into to pay for tuition. is that a bubble bound to burst? >> i think to some extent it is. that's unfortunate. you mentioned housing. and housing has been critical to college attendance, especially for working class families, lower middle class families. they've historically used home equity to fund college. that's a hard decision for them. and now it's a decision that's out of their hands because of the housing bust. they don't have the bank accounts that they used to. a lot of lower middle class, working class families are beginning to doubt the value of a college education, which is unfortunate and a mistak
that starts at education. so one of the things that we need to do all of us do, is we need to emphasize education and help pay for it. >> done peck, that's the problem, paying for it. middle class families have saved all this money and now going to pay full price for tuition. it doesn't feel fair when tuition keeps going up, up, up, when you know, income isn't going up. you don't have a house you can tap into to pay for tuition. is that a bubble bound to burst? >> i think to some...
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so most education colleges admit that almost anyone who is interested in studying education, and we end up educating twice as many teachers as we need as a result. >> why don't we care about it? we talk about it, we care about it, there are a lot of opinions about education reform. but you say something in the book that's so interesting that wealth has replaced -- we don't need rig or in education because we have wealth. we've always been a wealthy country. and that's starting to change, and the patterns of wealth are starting to change, and it makes education that much more important. >> historically, we haven't been able to produce millions of students who can think critically in math, reading and science. we didn't need to do that. but now we're getting to a place where those skills are becoming more valuable than gold, and we really do know now that those international test scores you cited, there is nearly a 1 to 1 match between long term gdp growth and increases in those scores. >> really interesting book, "the smartest kids in the world." amanda ripley is the author. it's so nice
so most education colleges admit that almost anyone who is interested in studying education, and we end up educating twice as many teachers as we need as a result. >> why don't we care about it? we talk about it, we care about it, there are a lot of opinions about education reform. but you say something in the book that's so interesting that wealth has replaced -- we don't need rig or in education because we have wealth. we've always been a wealthy country. and that's starting to change,...
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steve, are unions good or bad for education? >> unions are bad for education. one of the things that unions do is they create a win at all costs approach. so therefore what they do is they present the working conditions that they think best suit their employees. i mean their members, not that which is best for students. we've yet to find unions supporting any form of reform that's being proposed. in fact, one of the things i find no matter where i travel in the country is that some of america's top-performing principles and princ principals and reformers -- when a person retires, they receive 80% of their salaries for the rest of their life at the best benefits package is available to any employee. and that's where these costs are coming in. there's no attack on education. there's a realization that wh whoa -- we can't continue to give guarantees. we have to make some real tough decisions as someone who is in a school right now who is under the responsibility of making sure that children go on to college from historically disadvantaged populations i don't want
steve, are unions good or bad for education? >> unions are bad for education. one of the things that unions do is they create a win at all costs approach. so therefore what they do is they present the working conditions that they think best suit their employees. i mean their members, not that which is best for students. we've yet to find unions supporting any form of reform that's being proposed. in fact, one of the things i find no matter where i travel in the country is that some of...
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is there a crisis in education? because there are a number of people who feel that some of this rhetoric is overblown. that we're scaring people unnecessarily. >> well, hopefully we are scaring people because i think it's quite necessary. if you believe this is a country of equity, that people have equal opportunity, we're failing to deliver that because the inner city school systems are dropping out the majority of the kids. and that's terrible for those individuals, and it's terrible for the country. and yet we're spending massively on these schools. we've more than doubled what we spend on schools the last 30 years, and we should be age to engage those kids and give them skills so that they're qualified for work. >> what about compared with the rest of the world? do you think these comparisons are meaningful? >> absolutely. now it's not a bad thing that the rest of the world improves their education systems. it's not some zero-sum game where if you got told tomorrow that china messed up their education system, yo
is there a crisis in education? because there are a number of people who feel that some of this rhetoric is overblown. that we're scaring people unnecessarily. >> well, hopefully we are scaring people because i think it's quite necessary. if you believe this is a country of equity, that people have equal opportunity, we're failing to deliver that because the inner city school systems are dropping out the majority of the kids. and that's terrible for those individuals, and it's terrible...
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not get an education. there's libraries, there's the internet. but there's a cultural crisis where people are told that it's not worthwhile to be a learned, hard-working person. this is compounded by the problems that miss rhee, a genuine, genuine star of the american scene has just said. >> larry: steve, why are you shaking your head no? >> well, i don't know that people don't care about education. i don't know that parents don't care. i just don't think that they have legitimate option. what they do is they move to communities that they think are going to give them access to a quality education. what they do is they select schools within those communities and sometimes take out second mortgages on their homes to send their kids to private schools. i think they care. it's just the limitations of options. and we know -- i have yet to meet a parent -- i do work in poor schools. our school that as a 70% poverty rate, 80% are black and latino, yet 100% go on to college. that's not the issue. other countries h
not get an education. there's libraries, there's the internet. but there's a cultural crisis where people are told that it's not worthwhile to be a learned, hard-working person. this is compounded by the problems that miss rhee, a genuine, genuine star of the american scene has just said. >> larry: steve, why are you shaking your head no? >> well, i don't know that people don't care about education. i don't know that parents don't care. i just don't think that they have legitimate...
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of higher education rises. it's the dog that never catches its tail. you increase student loans, you increase grants, you increase pela grants, stafford loans, and what happens? they raise the price. >> it's like the housing bubble -- >> way above the rate of inflation, the reason is -- >> the more available in the housing market leads to a bubble in prices, and at some point ha has to pop. you're saying education's like that, too. >> very similar. and the reason there's a difference in the administrations. you can say republicans have their ties and their people with whom they're close. the higher education lobby, the education lobbies in general, are lockstep with the democrats and the liberals on this, and it's not a good combination. it hasn't been good for students at the elementary and secondary level and it hasn't been good for students at the higher education level. but try to introduce serious reform into this area and you will get mowed down by the democrats who -- >> we can all agree on reform and im
of higher education rises. it's the dog that never catches its tail. you increase student loans, you increase grants, you increase pela grants, stafford loans, and what happens? they raise the price. >> it's like the housing bubble -- >> way above the rate of inflation, the reason is -- >> the more available in the housing market leads to a bubble in prices, and at some point ha has to pop. you're saying education's like that, too. >> very similar. and the reason there's...
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. >> since 1971, educational spending in the u.s. has grown from $4,300 to more than $9,000 per student. and that's adjusted for inflation. >> the tuition tax credits -- >> we must address some very real problems. >> voluntary school prayer. >> it is not just a money problem, but it is a money problem. >> and abolishing the department of education. >> so we've doubled what we spent on each child. double the money is worth it if we're producing better results. unfortunately, we're not. since 1971, reading scores have flat lined, and math did no better. >> okay. michelle rhee first, i want you to respond. and bill, your old boss was in there. and then harold, i want you to respond to that clip and how much money. we're spending more money and the results, we're not getting the results. michelle? >> that's right. i think that the age old sort of adage has been, you know, in order to get better results, we need more money. that's constantly the argument that people are making. and i think that the movie basically shows the statistics beh
. >> since 1971, educational spending in the u.s. has grown from $4,300 to more than $9,000 per student. and that's adjusted for inflation. >> the tuition tax credits -- >> we must address some very real problems. >> voluntary school prayer. >> it is not just a money problem, but it is a money problem. >> and abolishing the department of education. >> so we've doubled what we spent on each child. double the money is worth it if we're producing better...
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what's education worth? couldn't we say no matter what you spend it is well spent you are educating our children. i mean, you can get out of hand with this, couldn't you? >> i don't know what you just dealt me. but -- >> larry: what i dealt you with is -- >> well, it is how you spend the money also. i me, look -- larry, politicians have used education to have people vote them into office and they have used the lottery and we are going to give you better schools and more money for education and they use that so that there can be a state lottery. they have used it all kinds of ways and now because they don't want it, they now want to use a scare tactics to scare tactic. i'm looking at children that need better food in schools and they don't need this junk that they are being fed. i can get into that later. but that has to do with the health care. and it has to could with whether the children can think properly. and our teachers, people who come out of college, who want to be teachers, don't do that, larry, bec
what's education worth? couldn't we say no matter what you spend it is well spent you are educating our children. i mean, you can get out of hand with this, couldn't you? >> i don't know what you just dealt me. but -- >> larry: what i dealt you with is -- >> well, it is how you spend the money also. i me, look -- larry, politicians have used education to have people vote them into office and they have used the lottery and we are going to give you better schools and more money...
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not just elementary education and high school education but making college education affordable to everybody. one way or another to me, that is the single most important thing i could recommend. it's not a quick-acting solution. >> but it's necessary. >> if we don't prepare our children for the future that they are going to be facing, which is going to be even more driven by what you have with education and understanding technology, they're going to be even more irrelevant. >> it's a little unsexy for a campaign, but it's very, very important. it's crucial and i agree with you. >> every family knows that's true of their children, that they have to have better education and they know what's wrong with the education system and yet we still cannot seem to do it. >> arianna. >> i'm going to look for solutions, a businessman, james stangel, whose new book, he was the marketing head of procter & gamble and he's written this marvelous book about the need for businesses to align their bottom line with the social impact they're having and their values. roger martin, professor at the university of tor
not just elementary education and high school education but making college education affordable to everybody. one way or another to me, that is the single most important thing i could recommend. it's not a quick-acting solution. >> but it's necessary. >> if we don't prepare our children for the future that they are going to be facing, which is going to be even more driven by what you have with education and understanding technology, they're going to be even more irrelevant. >>...
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we believe education is a right, not a race. and we would like to see those particular programs that they're spending almost a billion dollars, zeroed out in favor of some of the other programs which they cut mercilessly. >> i'm telling you with this sort of fiscal austerity in the air, we'll talk more about priorities in education and also in spending and taxes in general. hope to talk to you both again. laneny, thank you so much, executive director of class size matters and lindsay beshg former teacher. thank you both for joining me. have a wonderful weekend. >>> 38 minutes, just 38 minutes, the average amount of college advice high school seniors are getting from their guidance council lars and that's not enough when this is the biggest investment and debt you'll ever have, your college education. the smartest ways to manage your student debt. like our new lobster-and-shrimp trio with a parmesan lobster bake, our decadent lobster lover's dream and eleven more choices. ending soon at red lobster. took some foolish risks as a t
we believe education is a right, not a race. and we would like to see those particular programs that they're spending almost a billion dollars, zeroed out in favor of some of the other programs which they cut mercilessly. >> i'm telling you with this sort of fiscal austerity in the air, we'll talk more about priorities in education and also in spending and taxes in general. hope to talk to you both again. laneny, thank you so much, executive director of class size matters and lindsay...
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there are a lot of opinions about education, education reform. but you say something in the book that's so interesting. wealth -- we don't need rigor in this country. we have wealth. we have always been a rich country and that's starting to change. and the patterns of wealth is changing and makes education that much more important. >> i think that's right. historically, we haven't needed to produce millions of students who can think critically in math, reading and science. we didn't need to do that. but now we are getting a place where those skills are becoming more valuable than gold and we really do know now that the international test scores you cited, there's nearly a 1 to 1 match for long term gdp growth and increases in those scores. >> really interesting book. the smartest kids in the book, so nice to meet you. i think it's really well done and so glad you tackled and i love the kids who were your super spies in there to help you navigate through it. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> big spenders actually might be a big turnoff. that's
there are a lot of opinions about education, education reform. but you say something in the book that's so interesting. wealth -- we don't need rigor in this country. we have wealth. we have always been a rich country and that's starting to change. and the patterns of wealth is changing and makes education that much more important. >> i think that's right. historically, we haven't needed to produce millions of students who can think critically in math, reading and science. we didn't need...
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steve perry is cnn's education contributor. steve in new york, the bloomberg administration proposed a new plan for failing nyc schools. they want to fire principals and the teachers, make them reapply for their jobs and then a committee of parents, teachers and administrators would choose the new staff. could that work? >> it's the absolute only way in which it will work. you can't expect somebody to get a new school out of the same school when you have the same students, you have the same teachers, same principal, same lunch ladies and security officers. you can't expect hanging a new theme on the outside of the building to change the building. >> bill bennett is a cnn political contributor. you know, bill, i want to talk about something about class size. education secretary arne duncan said he would prefer to put his own school age children in a classroom with 28 students led by a fantastic teacher rather than one with 23 kids and a mediocre teacher. does teacher quality trump class size? >> absolutely. absolutely. it does.
steve perry is cnn's education contributor. steve in new york, the bloomberg administration proposed a new plan for failing nyc schools. they want to fire principals and the teachers, make them reapply for their jobs and then a committee of parents, teachers and administrators would choose the new staff. could that work? >> it's the absolute only way in which it will work. you can't expect somebody to get a new school out of the same school when you have the same students, you have the...
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i think we underinvest in education. and if there aren't books, if there aren't computers, if halls aren't clean, you don't have gorgeous libraries like this, it makes it harder to learn. but i want to be clear, we want to invest more resources but we don't want to invest in the status quo. we want to get dramatically better. we have a dropout rate that's too high. dropout rate in this country's about 27%. 1.2 million students leaving our schools for the streets. that's morally unacceptable, economically unsustainable. so we need to invest -- and this is a very, very tough time. local districts, state level, huge cuts in funding. we're very worried about that. one of the things i'm now pushing before congress is another emergency education funding bill to save teachers' jobs around the country. we worry not just here in georgia but around the country, 100,000 to 300,000 teachers losing their jobs going into the school year. we can't afford to get worse. he with need to get better. i worry about cuts in extracurriculars,
i think we underinvest in education. and if there aren't books, if there aren't computers, if halls aren't clean, you don't have gorgeous libraries like this, it makes it harder to learn. but i want to be clear, we want to invest more resources but we don't want to invest in the status quo. we want to get dramatically better. we have a dropout rate that's too high. dropout rate in this country's about 27%. 1.2 million students leaving our schools for the streets. that's morally unacceptable,...
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i think we underinvest in education. if there are not books, halls aren't clean it is hard to make it to learn. we want to get dramatically better. we have a dropout rate that is too high. the dropout rate in this country is about 27%. 1.2 million students leaving our schools for the streets. that is morally unacceptable, economically unsustainable. we need to invest. this is a very, very tough time. local districts, state level, huge cuts in funding. we are very worried about that. one of the things i'm pushing before congress is another emergency education funding bill to save teachers jobs around the country. we worry not just here in georgia, but around the country, 100,000 to 300,000 teachers losing their jobs going into the next school year. we can't afford to get worse. we have to get better. i worry about extracurricular, going to a four-day week, losing art and dance and music. there are a series of things that children should have access to, books are one of those. i argue six or seven day school week. you may
i think we underinvest in education. if there are not books, halls aren't clean it is hard to make it to learn. we want to get dramatically better. we have a dropout rate that is too high. the dropout rate in this country is about 27%. 1.2 million students leaving our schools for the streets. that is morally unacceptable, economically unsustainable. we need to invest. this is a very, very tough time. local districts, state level, huge cuts in funding. we are very worried about that. one of the...
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we have to educate our way to a better economy. this would be a huge step in the wrong direction and we simply can't afford to do this now. >> you're a dad, you have a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old, so you're a dad and also the education chief. if you have a parent that's worrying about a big class next year, they're losing foreign language struckation in their schools, clubs, programs, what should parents do to really keep their kids engaged in school if they're going have fewer services? >> i think what a parent can do now is really speak to their legislators, and we have a chance to act now and through emergency legislation stave after this catastrophe, we have to do it with a sense of urgency, we can't wait until september or october, it will be too late. i'm strongly urging senate and congress to take action now, to stave off these devastating cuts. particularly for disadvantaged children, summer school is particularly important, you need more time not less. any superintendent worth their salt are putting together a budget now
we have to educate our way to a better economy. this would be a huge step in the wrong direction and we simply can't afford to do this now. >> you're a dad, you have a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old, so you're a dad and also the education chief. if you have a parent that's worrying about a big class next year, they're losing foreign language struckation in their schools, clubs, programs, what should parents do to really keep their kids engaged in school if they're going have fewer services?...
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education was for the states and the localities, and we have a department of education that is consuming $100 billion and it's time we go back to the republican roots, it says, we believe in abolishing the department of education. >> well, the department of education's budget is about $70 billion, a big chunk of that, 23.2 billion goes towards pell grants for low-income college students and 25 billion towards no child left behind. it's that bush era program for disadvantaged students that steams republicans. education arne duncan says these programs are violate and is asking for an 11% increase in next year's budget. duncan says at the end of the day, i believe we have to invest in education. duncan's spokesperson adds that if the department of education is abolished, the people most at risk are the 20 million disadvantaged students served by the department's programs. so, talk back. what is the answer to america's education crisis? facebook.com/carolcnn. and i'll read some of your comments later in the hour. >> thank you, carol. look forward to it. >>> we are following breaking news out
education was for the states and the localities, and we have a department of education that is consuming $100 billion and it's time we go back to the republican roots, it says, we believe in abolishing the department of education. >> well, the department of education's budget is about $70 billion, a big chunk of that, 23.2 billion goes towards pell grants for low-income college students and 25 billion towards no child left behind. it's that bush era program for disadvantaged students that...
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it's a technical education? >> it's a technical education that goes far down in the ranks. we're not just talking about college education, we're actually talking about the foreman or even somebody who's a normal line worker, you need to make sure that those people get constantly educated and even have a desire to get educated. so one of the things companies typically give credit for or have programs for often together with the unions is a constant reeducation program. i have seen people who were laid off when we established a reeducation unit, which had only one purpose. it was therefore at 18 months and the only purpose was to re-educate the workforce that was getting laid off. i think in the u.s. this understanding is much better, but there could be a little bit more of a support system i agree. >> retraining in america is not a priority and it needs to be. lou gerstner. >> retraining has got to be more focused in america. we can create jobs in these new industries, but people have to be responsible for developing the skills. i mean we came from a world where, you know, w
it's a technical education? >> it's a technical education that goes far down in the ranks. we're not just talking about college education, we're actually talking about the foreman or even somebody who's a normal line worker, you need to make sure that those people get constantly educated and even have a desire to get educated. so one of the things companies typically give credit for or have programs for often together with the unions is a constant reeducation program. i have seen people...
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education secretary arne duncan will be here to talk about the future of your child's education. >>> but first, take years of spending more money than you earn, add an ever-expanding social safety net, throw in high unemployment and nervous investors, it's the recipe for a debt crisis. think we're talking about greece, portugal, spain, europe? well, how about a look right here at home. a $1.6 trillion budget deficit. nearly 40 million people now being fed with food stamps. up to 99 weeks of jobless checks for the 15 million unemployed. uncomfortable parallels with europe. is the u.s. different, though, and why? peter morici is an economist and professor at the university of maryland school of business. chrystia freeland is a global editor at large for reuters. just as the u.s., peter, is moving more towards europe on social policy, europe is coming unglued. what's the lesson here for american policy makers? >> well, you have to pay for the things that you want and you have to buy them cost effectively. you know, we're building out this great big health care system now when we pay 50,
education secretary arne duncan will be here to talk about the future of your child's education. >>> but first, take years of spending more money than you earn, add an ever-expanding social safety net, throw in high unemployment and nervous investors, it's the recipe for a debt crisis. think we're talking about greece, portugal, spain, europe? well, how about a look right here at home. a $1.6 trillion budget deficit. nearly 40 million people now being fed with food stamps. up to 99...
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there's a technical education. >> a technical education that goes far down in the ranks. i think that's one of the things that's very often misunderstood. we're not just talking about college education. you're actually talking about the foreman and even somebody who's a normal line worker, you know. you need to make sure people constantly ge educated and also have a desire to get educated. so one of the things, for instance, that companies typically give credits for is -- or have programs, often together with the unions is a constant re-education program. i mean, i've seen people that were laid off when we established a re-education unit, which had only one purpose. it was there for about 18 months and the only purpose was to re-educate the workforce that was getting laid off. i think that in the u.s. this understanding is much better, but there could be a little bit more of a support system, i agree. >> career training in america is not a priority, they say, and it needs to be. here again, former ibm ceo lou gerstner. >> i think that skills training, career training has
there's a technical education. >> a technical education that goes far down in the ranks. i think that's one of the things that's very often misunderstood. we're not just talking about college education. you're actually talking about the foreman and even somebody who's a normal line worker, you know. you need to make sure people constantly ge educated and also have a desire to get educated. so one of the things, for instance, that companies typically give credits for is -- or have...
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how much as it affected education? not much for the individual learner. how much has it allowed science, to make vaccines in this magical way. how much has it let us come up with new materials, new catalysts which we need for these energy breakthroughs? all of this stuff is really happening right now. and although each of these individual things are high risk, you can't say, this guy and this place, but because there are four times as many of those energy innovators, there are 20 times more education innovators, there are, you know, more i.q. on important vaccines and getting them to be cheap, i see that we're going to surprise ourselves, just like the great work that was done in the '80s, is what led to diffusion of technology in the '90s. i see now great work being done in all these innovation sectors. so, you know, there could be no greater contrast than between what i believe and what those people were talking about. and i just don't see how they can keep a straight face. i mean when you revolutionalize education, you're taking the very mechanism of h
how much as it affected education? not much for the individual learner. how much has it allowed science, to make vaccines in this magical way. how much has it let us come up with new materials, new catalysts which we need for these energy breakthroughs? all of this stuff is really happening right now. and although each of these individual things are high risk, you can't say, this guy and this place, but because there are four times as many of those energy innovators, there are 20 times more...
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that's what education means. to bring out what's already there. >> so let me ask you about this crisis in america, the self-esteem problem as you call it in america. does it go away with time? is it something we fix through leadership? is it something that we fix, deepak, through ourselves, that we have to face our own personal reality and figure out how to love the life we have and live it better? >> it's both. i think right now, we need to stop complaining, condemning and criticizing and finding whose fault it is. each of us is here to make a difference. we should ask ourselves, what are my unique gifts, what are my unique talents, how can i put them to use. who can i hang out with and collaborate with so we can actually make a difference. how can we be the change that we want to see in the world? as ghandi said. i know a lot of people right here in new york city who are doing that, who are fired, out of jobs, they found who they were, collaborated with other people. i know a woman who was just fired from a hig
that's what education means. to bring out what's already there. >> so let me ask you about this crisis in america, the self-esteem problem as you call it in america. does it go away with time? is it something we fix through leadership? is it something that we fix, deepak, through ourselves, that we have to face our own personal reality and figure out how to love the life we have and live it better? >> it's both. i think right now, we need to stop complaining, condemning and...
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if you educate your students, you educate your young and even in yo our lifetime now, lifetime education, you have the potential for anything coming at you and anything you want to do in life. >> america's falling behind in education. globally. why is that? >> well, the fact is that we haven't focused like we need to on our educational system. and i wouldn't so much say america is falling behind as america's not catching up. we need to focus on our community colleges to make sure we have an entire workforce trained for the economy. whether that's mba programs, four year institutions, and technical education. and i think you have to not look at one or the other but the entire -- i would say menu of higher education. because 3/4 of the jobs in the future will require a post-high school at least minimum two year education. >> your big idea which i like -- >> i'll take that as an endorsement. >> i'm endorsing this idea. not all of it, but this idea. you have been very exercised about the fact that in chicago the hour of students come to school is not enough. it averaged five and a half hours
if you educate your students, you educate your young and even in yo our lifetime now, lifetime education, you have the potential for anything coming at you and anything you want to do in life. >> america's falling behind in education. globally. why is that? >> well, the fact is that we haven't focused like we need to on our educational system. and i wouldn't so much say america is falling behind as america's not catching up. we need to focus on our community colleges to make sure we...
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says that education and public education is important. i love that the president went out last year to a school to make a speech to kids and i loved it again this year that he did because kids have a responsibility to their own education as well as their teachers and their parents. and when he said that your drive and your discipline is absolutely essential to success, he's a role model to kids and he's talking directly to them. so that's fantastic. so i thought it was a great day that he did that. what it says -- the other thing he said which is really important, is that this is a collective responsibility on all of our parts. teachers can't do it alone. parents can't do it alone. so we all have to step up to the plate and do more. and you and i have had that conversation a number of times on your show. but the fact that he went right to kids and said, look, this is your destiny and you have to step up to the plate is great. >> important point you make, tony mullen is back with me. he was teacher of the year in 2009, currently teaches at
says that education and public education is important. i love that the president went out last year to a school to make a speech to kids and i loved it again this year that he did because kids have a responsibility to their own education as well as their teachers and their parents. and when he said that your drive and your discipline is absolutely essential to success, he's a role model to kids and he's talking directly to them. so that's fantastic. so i thought it was a great day that he did...
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but it was as a result of an education. that's why i emphasize that. >> larry: now you're giving back, trying to help young men from lives of crimes. the prison program is called prison empowerment education and respect. let's see this in action. watch. >> i'm judge greg mathis, and we're showing larry king life behind bars here at california's notorious fulsom prison. i'm here to try to show how you can uplift yourself, how you can empower yourself. it's a lot easier coming up in the real world than it was hustling on those streets. i can tell you from experience. take that incremental success, a little at a time. don't come out and get one certificate and get whatever and think you're going to be an overnight success. you're not. come out with your road map and know it's going to take some time. and every piece of incremental success, you're going to feel good about yourself. >> larry: how does it work? lots of people visit prison and how is this different? >> i go into the prisons with a number of programs that i can giv
but it was as a result of an education. that's why i emphasize that. >> larry: now you're giving back, trying to help young men from lives of crimes. the prison program is called prison empowerment education and respect. let's see this in action. watch. >> i'm judge greg mathis, and we're showing larry king life behind bars here at california's notorious fulsom prison. i'm here to try to show how you can uplift yourself, how you can empower yourself. it's a lot easier coming up in...
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daniels and education arne duncan are at the forefront of making education a priority. >> folks have accepted a status quo that isn't good enough. >> but when it comes to vouchers and collective bargaining, duncan says we must make every public school a great school, not a school good enough for someone else's children but for our own children. i worry that indiana may overlook the opportunity to drive change through tough-minded collaboration rather than confrontation. when we come back, a conversation we taped earlier with a panel of experts devoted to improving the u.s. educational system divided on how to do that. >>> joining me now, democratic senator michael bennet. he was superintendent of denver's public schools. republican senator lamar alexander of tennessee is the former education secretary and former president of the university of tennessee. randi weingarten is president of the american federation of teachers and cnn education contributor steve perry is the founder and principal of capital prep magnet school in hartford, connecticut. thank you all for being here. let me t
daniels and education arne duncan are at the forefront of making education a priority. >> folks have accepted a status quo that isn't good enough. >> but when it comes to vouchers and collective bargaining, duncan says we must make every public school a great school, not a school good enough for someone else's children but for our own children. i worry that indiana may overlook the opportunity to drive change through tough-minded collaboration rather than confrontation. when we come...
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we were just more like other industrial'sed countries by putting education up front and -- education has shifted much lower down that list as national priorities. >> i want to tell you what representative virginia fox says, listen to what he said on the gordon libby radio show. >> i have very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with 200,000 zl$200,00 $80,000 of debt, there's no reason for that. >> if there's a job on the other end, technically, that should be a manageable amount of debt. how much of this is personal responsibility? >> it's entirely about personal responsibility. if a opportunity makes a voluntary contract to take on a certain amount of debt. it's an average of $25,000 that people come out with that kind of debt. i don't know why there's a moral obligation to say you should not repay that contract that you make. >> if you want to talk about responsibility, let's talk about the lending industry. students who are 18 years old who are not old enough to drink, have lenders come after them with predatory loans, it's a predatory system, it's designed
we were just more like other industrial'sed countries by putting education up front and -- education has shifted much lower down that list as national priorities. >> i want to tell you what representative virginia fox says, listen to what he said on the gordon libby radio show. >> i have very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with 200,000 zl$200,00 $80,000 of debt, there's no reason for that. >> if there's a job on the other end, technically, that...
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you seem very, very well educated. help the poor woman out [ laughter ] >> where would you even start with someone like that? >> how about we put her in a quiet car and take away her cell phone. >> put her in a quiet car and she faces the wall and not allowed to speak. we'll start there and just calm her down. >> it is -- >> the very educated lady. >> cliche' but true. silence is golden. isha, have a great night. we'll be right back. captain. unidentified object. it's a cascade complete pac. the best of cascade powder and gel combined in one vessel. fire! ♪ [ mom ] wow! [ female announcer ] cascade complete pacs. love it or your money back. no, it's just for new people. hey ! chocolate, vanilla or strawberry ? chocolate ! chocolate it is ! yeah, but i'm new, too. umm... he's new... er... than you. even kids know it's wrong to treat new friends better than old friends. at ally bank, we treat all our customers fairly, with no teaser rates and no minimum deposit to open. it's just the right thing to do. we inspect your
you seem very, very well educated. help the poor woman out [ laughter ] >> where would you even start with someone like that? >> how about we put her in a quiet car and take away her cell phone. >> put her in a quiet car and she faces the wall and not allowed to speak. we'll start there and just calm her down. >> it is -- >> the very educated lady. >> cliche' but true. silence is golden. isha, have a great night. we'll be right back. captain. unidentified...
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i hope you don't mind, i want to go into detail about education. in the 21st century, when so many jobs will require a bachelors degree or more, when countries that outeducate us today will out-compete us tomorrow, a world class education is a prerequisite for success. there's no two ways about it. there's no way to avoid it. you know what i'm talking about. there's a reason the story of the civil rights movement was written in our schools. there's a reason thurgood marshall took up the cause of linda brown. there's a reason why the little rock nine defied a governor. it's because there is no stronger weapon against inequality and no better path to opportunity than an education that can unlock a child's god given potential. and yet more than half a century after brown versus board, the dream of a world class education is still being deferred all across the country. african-american students are lagging behind white classmates in reading and math. an achievement gap that is growing in states that once led the way in the civil rights movement. over h
i hope you don't mind, i want to go into detail about education. in the 21st century, when so many jobs will require a bachelors degree or more, when countries that outeducate us today will out-compete us tomorrow, a world class education is a prerequisite for success. there's no two ways about it. there's no way to avoid it. you know what i'm talking about. there's a reason the story of the civil rights movement was written in our schools. there's a reason thurgood marshall took up the cause...
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education. i started in an area of new york that provides charter school options and a variety of the program for children and parents with the goal of supporting those children from birth into college. i spoke to the ceo of the zone, jeff arecanada. is our education system working? >> a number of us involved in education are really concerned, because it seems like this generation of students in america are going to have a really different life protectory than their parents. we're having huge numbers of our young people not get the quality education that will lead them to a better job and a better lifestyle. it is now, i think, very commonplace for young people to not want to leave home because they're not going to be able to afford the kind of lifestyle that they grew up with in their parents' homes, and i think we failed our young people and failed our kids and have not raised the bar and demanded excellence in our schools so that our kids coming out are able really to take the much more sophi
education. i started in an area of new york that provides charter school options and a variety of the program for children and parents with the goal of supporting those children from birth into college. i spoke to the ceo of the zone, jeff arecanada. is our education system working? >> a number of us involved in education are really concerned, because it seems like this generation of students in america are going to have a really different life protectory than their parents. we're having...
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there's a direct link between the educate -- the percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives. it's not conjecture. it is a fact. and yet, a third of our kids graduate from high school, even though we spend more per student than any country in the world, a third of our kids graduate from high school college ready. a third graduate, say, hey, i'm a college graduate, but when they go to community college or college, they have to take remedial courses. >> and to compound that, they also, many of them, end up with crippling debts, which is so -- and not quite where they should be anyway, and they're in debt. this whole system, it seems, from almost start to finish, is deeply flawed. why has it got to this? why has nobody really got to grits with this? >> i think our country has rested on its laurels. the things we've relied on culturally and politically and economically, we have not adjusted them to the new realities. the new realities are technology has changed our lives forever, the world's moving faster, we're in a globalized economy. we have new challenges ec
there's a direct link between the educate -- the percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives. it's not conjecture. it is a fact. and yet, a third of our kids graduate from high school, even though we spend more per student than any country in the world, a third of our kids graduate from high school college ready. a third graduate, say, hey, i'm a college graduate, but when they go to community college or college, they have to take remedial courses. >> and to...
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>> the message is the education process hasn't figured out what's best for your kids. it's throwing thing up against the wall until something sticks. if we know our kids are losing valuable basic information during these long breaks why are we continuing to give them these long break. it's like we haven't figured out the disconnect between the two ideas. >> you make a good point about homework too. in some places we need to be doing more homework because kids have idle time without it. there's rote busy work that other countries do. where do you weigh in? >> i'm about homework, homework. i looked for him to have enough homework. i didn't like the idea he would come home and tell me he got his homework done on the bus. any homework you can get done in a 20-minute bus ride is not challenging enough. it's a good idea to have that kind of educated structure at home that continues whatever they went through in the classroom. >> you got your kid in three academic camps. >> right now. >> sarah, you say camps can be effective. >> absolutely. >> should people look to fill the s
>> the message is the education process hasn't figured out what's best for your kids. it's throwing thing up against the wall until something sticks. if we know our kids are losing valuable basic information during these long breaks why are we continuing to give them these long break. it's like we haven't figured out the disconnect between the two ideas. >> you make a good point about homework too. in some places we need to be doing more homework because kids have idle time without...
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we begin with education. college tuition and fees have risen more than 400% over the the last 30 years. things have sure changed. take baby boomers. many of them were the first to go to college, right? today their children and grandchildren may hold a degree, but it comes at a steep price and they're still looking for a job. student loan debt now stands at $865 billion, topping credit card debt for the first time. let's bring in ryan mack, president of optimum capital management, john doggett, professor at the university of austin. and an organization focused on issues facing young americans and rubin navarrette, individuals 18 to 30, how do they feel about the shifting situation for education? it costs more. you're not guaranteed a job, but you know you need it. >> there's tremendous concern out there. we know that as young americans, we need that education to get ahead. there's huge benefits from getting a college degree, but as you mentioned, the price of going to college is going up faster than inflation
we begin with education. college tuition and fees have risen more than 400% over the the last 30 years. things have sure changed. take baby boomers. many of them were the first to go to college, right? today their children and grandchildren may hold a degree, but it comes at a steep price and they're still looking for a job. student loan debt now stands at $865 billion, topping credit card debt for the first time. let's bring in ryan mack, president of optimum capital management, john doggett,...
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to link it to education? >> because dna is modern technology and it is making a difference in improving how we are able to judge something or determine something or implement. and so it is that we need to make sure we recognize technology in all aspects, including education. >> it's been a fascinating debate about education with both of you the last hour. let me ask you finally in five years time, if we were to reconvene, what's the one thing you would most like to have achieved with all the initiatives you are going in? governor bush? >> consistently higher graduation rates. greater focus on the fundamentals of education so that young people are prepared to be college and career ready. >> i agree totally. that's why we work together so much on this. but also, with the ability for low-income students and any student to be able to truly
to link it to education? >> because dna is modern technology and it is making a difference in improving how we are able to judge something or determine something or implement. and so it is that we need to make sure we recognize technology in all aspects, including education. >> it's been a fascinating debate about education with both of you the last hour. let me ask you finally in five years time, if we were to reconvene, what's the one thing you would most like to have achieved...
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if you educate your students, you educate your young, and even in our lifetime now, lifetime education, you have the potential for anything coming at you and anything you want to do in life. >> america's falling behind in education. >> mm-hmm. >> globally. why is that? >> well, the fact is we haven't focused like we need to on our educational system. and i wouldn't so much say it's america's falling behind as others are catching up and we haven't taken our -- we've taken our lead for granted. we need to focus on college. we need to focus on our what i call our community colleges to make sure we have an entire workforce trained for the economy, whether that's your mba program, your law school, your engineering schools, your four-year institutions, and also your technical education. and i think you have to not look at one or the other but the entire i would say menu of higher education because 3/4 of the jobs in the future require a post-high school at least minimum two years college education. >> your mother produced three some would say brilliant men. i would certainly go along with th
if you educate your students, you educate your young, and even in our lifetime now, lifetime education, you have the potential for anything coming at you and anything you want to do in life. >> america's falling behind in education. >> mm-hmm. >> globally. why is that? >> well, the fact is we haven't focused like we need to on our educational system. and i wouldn't so much say it's america's falling behind as others are catching up and we haven't taken our -- we've taken...
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. >> fed up with the rising cost of education. they are protesting higher tuition cuts in student services and reductions in funding for higher education. this is atlanta, georgia, where the university system plans a 35% tuition hike, and a possible $1,000 student fee. in colorado, lawmakers looking at cutting $1.3 billion in their budget, and higher education appears to be a key target. fees at california's community colleges are up 30% this year, and $1 billion plus is being cut from the state's university system. more nationwide demonstrations are expected today. an internet blog called studentactivi studentactivism.com said protests will happen in 30 different states. >>> and there is so much stress on some teachers they say it's hard to teach. >> our teachers really work hard, because we have had such great success, and it's hard for them. they are staying here longer. they are in fear of what is next. >> it's too many students that will be without an efficient teacher, because you are stress the and you are thinking about th
. >> fed up with the rising cost of education. they are protesting higher tuition cuts in student services and reductions in funding for higher education. this is atlanta, georgia, where the university system plans a 35% tuition hike, and a possible $1,000 student fee. in colorado, lawmakers looking at cutting $1.3 billion in their budget, and higher education appears to be a key target. fees at california's community colleges are up 30% this year, and $1 billion plus is being cut from...
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daniels and education arne duncan are at the forefront of making education a priority. but when it comes to vouchers and collective bargaining, duncan says we must make every public school a great school, not a school good enough for someone else's children but for our own children. i worry that indiana may overlook the opportunity to drive change through tough-minded collaboration rather than confrontation. when we come back a conversation we taped earlier with panel of experts devoted to improving the u.s. educational system divided on how to do that. oh, really? how? by bundling. if you get your homeowners and auto insurance together, we give you even more savings. ooh! big bundle. [ chuckling ] home and auto together. it's like peanut butter and jelly. oh, or like burgers and fries. or pickles and ice cream. unicorns and glitter! no? bundling to save you more. now, that's progressive! call or click today. . >>> joining me now, democratic senator my kbaenl nichael benne. lamar alexander. former president of the university of tennessee. randi weingarten is president o
daniels and education arne duncan are at the forefront of making education a priority. but when it comes to vouchers and collective bargaining, duncan says we must make every public school a great school, not a school good enough for someone else's children but for our own children. i worry that indiana may overlook the opportunity to drive change through tough-minded collaboration rather than confrontation. when we come back a conversation we taped earlier with panel of experts devoted to...
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educate to innovate. but will the best and brightest in this country soon have to travel to china and india to land a job? >>> and the market is soaring, but buyer beware. one theory of what could happen to stocks in the back half of 2010. >>> get ready to get smart. it's time for "your $$$$$." >>> once again we're into 2010 and the economy looks a little bit better but the unemployment rate remain as painful 10% and that is a number than is threatening to cripple our economic recovery. welcome to "your $$$$$." i'm ali velshi. >> and i'm christine romans. the economy actually created jobs late last year in november. when employers added 4,000 positions, but that small, little gain ended almost two years of job losses and then by december, the layoffs resumed. >> oh, i so wanted it to be differ. >> i know. 85,000 jobs lost in the final month of the year. >> the grand scheme of things, has not been terrible compared to what we've seen in the last year or so. >> still, 85,000. >> a lot. >> unexpected and sin
educate to innovate. but will the best and brightest in this country soon have to travel to china and india to land a job? >>> and the market is soaring, but buyer beware. one theory of what could happen to stocks in the back half of 2010. >>> get ready to get smart. it's time for "your $$$$$." >>> once again we're into 2010 and the economy looks a little bit better but the unemployment rate remain as painful 10% and that is a number than is threatening to...
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it is so good. ♪ >>> america spends more time and more money on the education system than almost every other developed nation, spending a ll of the time and the money and we are running in place. teachers here spend around 1,100 hours a year with students and more than nearly every other developed country and we spend $10,500 a year on average per high school student. and yet, american students rank 27th in math, 19th in science and 13th in reading. china is pumping out engineers by the hundreds of thousands and ten times as many as the u.s. so far the american advantage has come from quality and not quantity, and the world economic resource says that all of u.s. engineering grads are employable and only 10% of china's grads. as china turns out engineers and scientists, it is only a matter of time before the quality gap grow grows, but here we are struggling to make our kids ready for higher education, and president obama included $100 billion in federal stimulus for public schools and he wants these things attached, student and teacher assessments and more efficient spending of the hu
it is so good. ♪ >>> america spends more time and more money on the education system than almost every other developed nation, spending a ll of the time and the money and we are running in place. teachers here spend around 1,100 hours a year with students and more than nearly every other developed country and we spend $10,500 a year on average per high school student. and yet, american students rank 27th in math, 19th in science and 13th in reading. china is pumping out engineers by...
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this country pioneered secondary education, pioneered college education. it's falling back behind other countries in preschool. and i think that's the kind of new frontier. particularly if you look at the sort of gap between the 1% and the rest, the gap between the top and the bottom. the minimum wage can help, if done responsibly. much more important is to invest in people at the bottom. that's why universal preschool really helps. >> there's k through 12 in this country. we think there should be crawl through 12. other country that is do this have very high taxes. we're not in the situation where people want to pay for something new at the moment. don't move. coming up, our bubbles -- yes, bubbles. the key to this slow and steady recovery, are the feigns here to stay or are you at risk of the next bubble bursting? like an available heads-up display on the 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant
this country pioneered secondary education, pioneered college education. it's falling back behind other countries in preschool. and i think that's the kind of new frontier. particularly if you look at the sort of gap between the 1% and the rest, the gap between the top and the bottom. the minimum wage can help, if done responsibly. much more important is to invest in people at the bottom. that's why universal preschool really helps. >> there's k through 12 in this country. we think there...
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if we don't educate them and it is okay that prison is a big business but education isn't that is messed up i'm sorry. >> to echo what raul is saying. i'm in favor of stem emcation. but we have 28% of our young people in this country who aren't graduating. 28%. >> the teachers aren't paid enough and not trained well enough. >> go to any college campus. it is the place of knowcation. this is where facebook and google and twitter came from. it is coming from here. this is where the republicans need to address immigration policies. you go to a college campus and you see people from korea and china and latin america. >> next big gims and big goals? >>> we are all here for the initiative. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement ins
if we don't educate them and it is okay that prison is a big business but education isn't that is messed up i'm sorry. >> to echo what raul is saying. i'm in favor of stem emcation. but we have 28% of our young people in this country who aren't graduating. 28%. >> the teachers aren't paid enough and not trained well enough. >> go to any college campus. it is the place of knowcation. this is where facebook and google and twitter came from. it is coming from here. this is where...
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we have a one-size-fits-all approach to education. we've taken the emphasis on learning out of the equation. i think what's so great is to see communities coming together across the country, parents, educators and importantly the students, engaging in dialogue and trying to be part of the solution. >> so maybe this sort of snap-out-of-it mentality, learning for the right reasons. does the socioeconomic makeup of the school matter? >> i think the pressures come from different places depending on the community that you're in. whether you're talking about the high school exit exams or the ap exams, we see a great deal of pressure to perform and compete and the same consequences, unhealthy children, children who are anxious, sleep deprived, depressed, some kids who are checking out or dropping out. we see teachers burning out after three to five years. this film is a wake-up call and a call to action, and anybody can bring the film to their community and the dialogue, and i think that once we come together, we realize that we all want the
we have a one-size-fits-all approach to education. we've taken the emphasis on learning out of the equation. i think what's so great is to see communities coming together across the country, parents, educators and importantly the students, engaging in dialogue and trying to be part of the solution. >> so maybe this sort of snap-out-of-it mentality, learning for the right reasons. does the socioeconomic makeup of the school matter? >> i think the pressures come from different places...
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education secretary arne down c duncan is talking about crisis abouted education. >> i worry what south korea is doing. >> find out what a government shutdown could cost your children. that's next. ose ts when it's more than a bad dream, be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermometer, be ready. for high fever, nothing works faster or lasts longer. be ready with children's motrin. or lasts longer. trust your instincts to make the call. to treat my low testosterone, my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these symptoms to your doctor. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. serious side effects could include increa
education secretary arne down c duncan is talking about crisis abouted education. >> i worry what south korea is doing. >> find out what a government shutdown could cost your children. that's next. ose ts when it's more than a bad dream, be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermometer, be ready. for high fever, nothing works faster or lasts longer. be ready with children's motrin. or lasts longer. trust your instincts to make the call. to treat my...
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education. and yet as many as a quarter of our students aren't even finishing high school. the quality of our math and science education lags behind many other nations. a portion is falling behind people without a college degree. the question is whether all of us, as citizens and parents, are willing to do what's necessary to give every child a chance to succeed. that responsibility begins not in our classrooms, but in our homes and communities. it's family that first instills the love of learning in a child. only parents can make sure the tv is turned off and homework gets done. we need to teach our kids that it's not just the winner of the super bowl who deserves to be celebrating but the winner of the science fair. [ applause ] >> we need to teach them that success is not a function of fame or pr but of hard work and discipline. our schools share this responsibility. when a child walks into a classroom, it should be a place of high expectations and high performance. too many schools don't mee
education. and yet as many as a quarter of our students aren't even finishing high school. the quality of our math and science education lags behind many other nations. a portion is falling behind people without a college degree. the question is whether all of us, as citizens and parents, are willing to do what's necessary to give every child a chance to succeed. that responsibility begins not in our classrooms, but in our homes and communities. it's family that first instills the love of...
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but president obama would say science, technology, education and math. live from the white house for a presidential lesson. >>> all right. we're just a few moments away from president obama live from the white house honoring the nation's most exceptional math and science teachers. the president also expected to double down on his educate to innovate campaign. let's go ahead and touch base with our suzanne malveaux before the event gets under way. suzanne, a subject you and i struggled with, we did well, english, writing. >> reporter: but math and science, i don't know. >> exactly. >> reporter: this is a feel-good story, kyra. >> okay. >> reporter: it's a good-news story. they will be awarding a couple of folks when it comes to excellence in teaching math and science, and, kyra, this is all about trying to help out the young kids, americans, when it comes to math and science. just to give you a sense of how fourth graders, this is from the department of education, performing around the world. americans, fourth graders, in math rank 11th among 36 countries
but president obama would say science, technology, education and math. live from the white house for a presidential lesson. >>> all right. we're just a few moments away from president obama live from the white house honoring the nation's most exceptional math and science teachers. the president also expected to double down on his educate to innovate campaign. let's go ahead and touch base with our suzanne malveaux before the event gets under way. suzanne, a subject you and i struggled...
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you seem very, very well educated. help the poor woman out [ laughter ] >> where would you even start with someone like that? >> how about we put her in a quiet car and take away her cell phone. >> put her in a quiet car and she faces the wall and not allowed to speak. we'll start there and just calm her down. >> it is -- >> the very educated lady. >> cliche' but true. silence is golden. isha, have a great night. we'll be right back. where do you go to find a super business? you know, the ones who do such a super job, they're backed by the superguarantee®? only superpages®. wherever you are, wherever you're going, you'll find the super business you need. so next time, let the good guys save the day. get the superguarantee®, only at superpages®. in the book ... on your phone or online. [ bedistracted driving. ♪ [ disco ] it accounts for 25% of car crashes. and it's why the best agents help safe drivers get a lower rate. - exactly. - oh! [ announcer ] we are insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum
you seem very, very well educated. help the poor woman out [ laughter ] >> where would you even start with someone like that? >> how about we put her in a quiet car and take away her cell phone. >> put her in a quiet car and she faces the wall and not allowed to speak. we'll start there and just calm her down. >> it is -- >> the very educated lady. >> cliche' but true. silence is golden. isha, have a great night. we'll be right back. where do you go to find a...
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went to graduate school to pursue education. i have to tell you that for me the reason why there's been a decline in education has nothing to do with working moms or stay at home dads. it has everything to do with the coach's focus on the importance of education. this is what i'm talking about. you know f you look at the number of dollars that we spend to keep someone incarcerated versus number of dollars we spend for pre-k education, despite the fact we know that a child that has pre-k education may not end up in jail, you would begin to see what our focus really is on. during the height of the recession -- >> what about the issue of women specifically that women who now are working touds home is why education quality in america has dropped? >> well, i mean, this is all part of it. you know, they don't exist indpentd of each other. they're all connected. when you have 33 states during the height of the recession, ramping up the amount of dollars being spent for prisons and drop the amount of money spent on pre-k and higher educ
went to graduate school to pursue education. i have to tell you that for me the reason why there's been a decline in education has nothing to do with working moms or stay at home dads. it has everything to do with the coach's focus on the importance of education. this is what i'm talking about. you know f you look at the number of dollars that we spend to keep someone incarcerated versus number of dollars we spend for pre-k education, despite the fact we know that a child that has pre-k...
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the achievement gap is really an educational gap in terms of performance of our educators themselves. we need to look honestly at vouchers and hope up the discussion. the problem we face is that those people are supposed to represent us in organizations such as the naacp is on the verge of becoming a civil rights relic. >> you said the naacp is in bed with the teacher's union. you don't mean that in a good way. i'm assuming. >> they have produced the off spring an achievement gap that can cocolossal. it's not working for black children. place where it works is where they have access to choice in cities such at new york choice is becoming the order of the day. that needs to be the choice, the order of the day throughout the country. at some point or another the naacp has to remember that its mission is to give voice to the voiceless, the most voiceless are the children. >> reverend, i'm going to bring you in here. don't worry. to respond to this next question. i want to ask. what do you mean becoming a relic? we talked about the relevance of the map naproxen and put that question out t
the achievement gap is really an educational gap in terms of performance of our educators themselves. we need to look honestly at vouchers and hope up the discussion. the problem we face is that those people are supposed to represent us in organizations such as the naacp is on the verge of becoming a civil rights relic. >> you said the naacp is in bed with the teacher's union. you don't mean that in a good way. i'm assuming. >> they have produced the off spring an achievement gap...
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professor at nyu stein hart of education. is a public school education enough to prepare a student for an engineering course of study? are we giving the tools to get that job? >> some public school educations are and many others aren't. it all depends. if you're at the academies in phoenix you're going to be ready. in harlem at the harlem promise academy or harlem village academy or kip schools across the country you're probably getting a good education. i can take you to schools where not a single child is reading or performing at grade level. we don't have an accountable system. throughout all of those schools teachers are being paid the same, contracts are the same, and there's no differentiation in the system, no reward for success, no penalty for failure. that's our problem. >> pedro, we talk on this program about the gap between the kids who will get a job out of school that will pay $66,000 a year and the kid who can't get out of high school, who falls into another statistic, a very big statistic, they don't graduate.
professor at nyu stein hart of education. is a public school education enough to prepare a student for an engineering course of study? are we giving the tools to get that job? >> some public school educations are and many others aren't. it all depends. if you're at the academies in phoenix you're going to be ready. in harlem at the harlem promise academy or harlem village academy or kip schools across the country you're probably getting a good education. i can take you to schools where...
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department of education. the materials that were produced to complement the speech, and really some of the concerns that raises about the way that the department has moved forward in an era when they have so many resources and are playing such an unprecedented role in shaping american schools. >> what about the marketing? help me drill down. what about the marketing bothers you? >> sure. so, for instance, the secretary of education's letter about the speech was careful to note in the context of his letter, the president's efforts on health care, the president's efforts on the economic front, involvement of the united states in two wars abroad. i think fair-minded skeptics could be allowed to wonder whether or not the president's remarks were going to venture into these grounds or not. >> yeah. >> and the department didn't do a terrific job of explaining how it would respect the delicate lines at play here. >> charles, what do you think? >> well, when all is said and done, we're not going to know exactly what
department of education. the materials that were produced to complement the speech, and really some of the concerns that raises about the way that the department has moved forward in an era when they have so many resources and are playing such an unprecedented role in shaping american schools. >> what about the marketing? help me drill down. what about the marketing bothers you? >> sure. so, for instance, the secretary of education's letter about the speech was careful to note in...
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bill bennett, cnn political contributor, former education secretary, where is education on the agenda for republicans? >> well, there are a lot of ideas. i've spoken to many of them about education. maybe cnn and john king and everybody realized that the president doesn't have a lot to do it. that's not how schools become good. we know it's local action to connect up education, however, christine, with the economic issues, we have estimated a lot of studies have estimated that if you replace the bottom 5% of performing teachers, teachers who perform at the bottom 5%, you could increase the gdp by about a trillion dollars a year. over 10 or 15 years. that's a significant number. so, there are connections. i'm sure the issue will come up. but, you know, i have to say when you hear the debate, you realize how many important issues there are. >> and, you know, i agree with you there, because there are so many different things that connect to our economy and our personal economy. i wonder if the connection wasn't really made or hasn't been made in a broader political discussion yet about c
bill bennett, cnn political contributor, former education secretary, where is education on the agenda for republicans? >> well, there are a lot of ideas. i've spoken to many of them about education. maybe cnn and john king and everybody realized that the president doesn't have a lot to do it. that's not how schools become good. we know it's local action to connect up education, however, christine, with the economic issues, we have estimated a lot of studies have estimated that if you...
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-- everybody at every educational level above third or fourth grade, believes the fundamentalal education work was done at the preceding level. therefore they do creative this, revisionist that, special aspect of with who's doing the basic work and a lot of the basic work isn't getting done. when you add to that, christine, the fact that the s.a.t.s have been dumbed down and higher education has not -- does not have real expectations of competency to get into higher education, you've got this problem. >> why doesn't higher education have higher expectations? is it because as long as -- >> it wants bodies. >> as long as someone is paying the bills that's what it's about? >> pretty much more a lot of institutions. the selective institutions can be selective and raise their price. if you are breathing, even we think if you're not, you can probably get into an institution of higher education if you can bring the tuition or the government funded support with you. >> bill -- >> that's the way it works. >> what surprised me, these are not quote/unquote bad students. four out of five of the stude
-- everybody at every educational level above third or fourth grade, believes the fundamentalal education work was done at the preceding level. therefore they do creative this, revisionist that, special aspect of with who's doing the basic work and a lot of the basic work isn't getting done. when you add to that, christine, the fact that the s.a.t.s have been dumbed down and higher education has not -- does not have real expectations of competency to get into higher education, you've got this...
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if we are not educating them and the private sector said it is okay, prison is a big business but education isn't that is messed up. >> i want to comment on this. just to echo what will is saying i'm in favor of stem education. think of the high school dropout in america. 28% of our young people in this country that aren't graduating. 28%. >> on education, america's big problem, it seems to me, the teachers aren't paid enough, not motivated or trained well enough. >> go to any college university campus and this is the cradle of innovation. this is where facebook came from, twitter, google, everything you can think of that is chapging the world came from apple, yahoo. >> yeah, yeah. >> it's coming from here. and you go, this is where the republicans need to address immigration policies. you go to a college campus and you will see people from korea, china, from asia, latin america. this is the country which everyone criticizes and yet wants to immigrate. >>> next big names with big goals. i ask my cgi panel what they hope to achieve and how long it will take. ♪ ♪ hi dad. many years from n
if we are not educating them and the private sector said it is okay, prison is a big business but education isn't that is messed up. >> i want to comment on this. just to echo what will is saying i'm in favor of stem education. think of the high school dropout in america. 28% of our young people in this country that aren't graduating. 28%. >> on education, america's big problem, it seems to me, the teachers aren't paid enough, not motivated or trained well enough. >> go to any...
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they're taking that liberal arts education and using it on s.t.e.m. choose a school you can afford, study a subject with high earnings potential that you like. you'll set yourself up for financial success down the road. >> and this is one of the topics that we cover in our new book, how to speak money, it's in stores now and available on amazon.com. >>> i'm christine romans and the show is@cnnbottomline. do
they're taking that liberal arts education and using it on s.t.e.m. choose a school you can afford, study a subject with high earnings potential that you like. you'll set yourself up for financial success down the road. >> and this is one of the topics that we cover in our new book, how to speak money, it's in stores now and available on amazon.com. >>> i'm christine romans and the show is@cnnbottomline. do
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education. >> because in the beginning, there were some other plans and obviously the lesson plan being the main thing that it seemed like people were really concerned about. so clearly, some things have changed here and the white house has been listening. the president isn't the only one out and about on the first day of school, right? >> reporter: it's full court press, heidi. you've got so many cabinet secretaries that are out there fanning across the country, but you've got from state from health, from housing, commerce, energy, you name it, they are out there today. they're essentially going to middle schools, high schools, elementary schools with the same message here, to encourage students on their first day of school or if they've been in school for a little bit to stay in school, to work hard and not to fear failure. those are many of the things, to tack responsibility, essentially, and help them. help the students and the schools as well. this is something that the president says in hi
education. >> because in the beginning, there were some other plans and obviously the lesson plan being the main thing that it seemed like people were really concerned about. so clearly, some things have changed here and the white house has been listening. the president isn't the only one out and about on the first day of school, right? >> reporter: it's full court press, heidi. you've got so many cabinet secretaries that are out there fanning across the country, but you've got from...
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try to get education to the point where politicians put education up there with law enforcement in terms of, you know, you hear politicians say, well, we're going to cut but we're not going to cut police in fire. where these folks think that education should be in that exact same category. they're fighting the proposed cuts for the next year's budget in california. looking at in los angeles about 2,000 more teachers going down, pink slips went out this week. and these folks are trying to do maybe the impossible. that is to break through and stop it. because nobody's arguing that, quite frankly, there's no more money. the state is in dire need of reform on all levels in terms of fiscal reform, and these folks are trying to send a clear message that they don't want education on the table anymore. they're saying, find other ways, education is too important. whether or not it will work, who knows, but, boy, what a turnout. you can see that. >> all right, ted. thanks so much. we apologize for -- we have a little misinformation there about the situation that he was in. i had been told that he
try to get education to the point where politicians put education up there with law enforcement in terms of, you know, you hear politicians say, well, we're going to cut but we're not going to cut police in fire. where these folks think that education should be in that exact same category. they're fighting the proposed cuts for the next year's budget in california. looking at in los angeles about 2,000 more teachers going down, pink slips went out this week. and these folks are trying to do...
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if you can imagine the six figures for a four-year private college education. you have three kids -- >> i can't do that. i really can't do that. >> exactly. when you first just understand that you should not have to and you don't have to pay for all of it, that helps you with your planning. borrow a third or plan on borrowing a third. plan on -- which will keep your borrowing costs down by the way. >> your kid is doing that borrowing. >> your kid is doing that borrowing. also you can go for scholarship and grants for a third and then you can save up for a third. if you keep the borrowing to a third, too, that keeps you from doing what unfortunately a lot of folks have done just to get the degree and borrow way too much especially in comparison with what the entry-level jobs are paying. >> you don't want to borrow more money than that child will earn in the first few years out. >> we love our kids, but not every kid is set for a four-year private institution. you do have to think of it as an investment and in reality terms, how real is the prospect that this chi
if you can imagine the six figures for a four-year private college education. you have three kids -- >> i can't do that. i really can't do that. >> exactly. when you first just understand that you should not have to and you don't have to pay for all of it, that helps you with your planning. borrow a third or plan on borrowing a third. plan on -- which will keep your borrowing costs down by the way. >> your kid is doing that borrowing. >> your kid is doing that borrowing....
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perry, an assistant professor of higher education. and here in new york, former federal prosecutor, sonny hoskins, a legal contributor from "in session" from trutv. nice to have you all. sonny, to me the whole most interesting part of what the superintendent said was, we are educators. we have the children's best interest at heart when we're kicking them out. is this a legally clear case in your mind? >> i don't think so. for me i'm not buying what he's selling. you don't have to refer something for prosecution. so i think the system failed her there. >> two years they were negotiating. >> we don't know what he was doing throughout the two years. i listened to his statement when he spoke on cnn today and i wasn't clear what was going on. the other part that's important to note is prosecutors have discretion, soledad. why prosecute this case? why not plead out to a misdemeanor? i think the system certainly failed her there. and the real crime here is that her school system failed and so she has to seek another school for her children.
perry, an assistant professor of higher education. and here in new york, former federal prosecutor, sonny hoskins, a legal contributor from "in session" from trutv. nice to have you all. sonny, to me the whole most interesting part of what the superintendent said was, we are educators. we have the children's best interest at heart when we're kicking them out. is this a legally clear case in your mind? >> i don't think so. for me i'm not buying what he's selling. you don't have...
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if we don't educate them and it is okay that prison is a big business but education isn't that is messed up i'm sorry. >> to echo what raul is saying. i'm in favor of stem emcation. but we have 28% of our young people in this country who aren't graduating. 28%. >> the teachers aren't paid enough and not trained well enough. >> go to any college campus. it is the place of knowcation. this is where facebook and google and twitter came from. it is coming from here. this is where the republicans need to address immigration policies. you go to a college campus and you see people from korea and china and latin america. >> next big gims and big goals? it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all. we've got to think long term. we've got to think long term. ♪ because it helps you keep doing what you love. no wonder it's america's #1 selling
if we don't educate them and it is okay that prison is a big business but education isn't that is messed up i'm sorry. >> to echo what raul is saying. i'm in favor of stem emcation. but we have 28% of our young people in this country who aren't graduating. 28%. >> the teachers aren't paid enough and not trained well enough. >> go to any college campus. it is the place of knowcation. this is where facebook and google and twitter came from. it is coming from here. this is where...
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, education, educating all children especially girls is the best way to prevent a community, a country from succumbing to terrorism. so we are working together with countries around the world, with foundations, with private industry to promote education. this is the key for preventing turmoil, preventing terrorism and i'm thrilled to have jessica alba here to work with us. >> i'm wondering, working in what way? i mean, everyone knows, you know, verbally, to empower young people with an education certainly helps them come up with more constructive goals, but how will this translate into a u.s. commitment? does it mean more money? resources? teaching, teachers abroad? what? >> first of all, president obama understands there are three pillars of national security, defense, diplomacy and development, and i've been very enthusiastic about the congress investing in education. it means money, it means coordination, it means training teachers. it means developing communities of learning where our schools are working in partnership with health clinics, diplomacy, democracy programs. this is a k
, education, educating all children especially girls is the best way to prevent a community, a country from succumbing to terrorism. so we are working together with countries around the world, with foundations, with private industry to promote education. this is the key for preventing turmoil, preventing terrorism and i'm thrilled to have jessica alba here to work with us. >> i'm wondering, working in what way? i mean, everyone knows, you know, verbally, to empower young people with an...
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is it returning a quality education? >>> plus, do high-achieving students suffer when schools divert resources to struggling students? >>> but first, make your education count, and get the job you want. two-thirds of employers are concerned over the education and skills gap in the u.s. this is according to careerbuilder.com. employers say the most significant skills gaps are in engineering and information technology. so how do you prepare for some of the fastest-growing middle class jobs out there? joannie rugi is the senior vice president and cleave employment analysts at randstad and ellen gordon reeves is author of "can i wear my nose ring to the interview." we'll get to that great title in a moment. but joannie, where are the jobs available? i know the statistic, there are more than 3 million open jobs in america. where are they? health care? >> everybody is looking. they want to know where the jobs are at. there are a lot of sectors hiring. health care is a lot sector, engineering, information technology, accounting
is it returning a quality education? >>> plus, do high-achieving students suffer when schools divert resources to struggling students? >>> but first, make your education count, and get the job you want. two-thirds of employers are concerned over the education and skills gap in the u.s. this is according to careerbuilder.com. employers say the most significant skills gaps are in engineering and information technology. so how do you prepare for some of the fastest-growing middle...
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public education. education is compulsory in the u.s. and although schools are increasingly calling on families to provide supplies, public education is for the most part free. what exactly is broken in public schools? well, disputes center around cost, curriculum and control. what sort of facilities are best? does the environment matter as much as what students learn, how they learn it and who teaches it to them? is the role that teachers play more important than the role that parents play? and are we adequately dealing with the fact that many students in america in 2010 still go to school hungry? then there's standardized testing. does it guarantee that students are uniformly
public education. education is compulsory in the u.s. and although schools are increasingly calling on families to provide supplies, public education is for the most part free. what exactly is broken in public schools? well, disputes center around cost, curriculum and control. what sort of facilities are best? does the environment matter as much as what students learn, how they learn it and who teaches it to them? is the role that teachers play more important than the role that parents play?...
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we're going to revolutionize education. but it may take a while for all the pieces to come together. maybe five years. our foundation is the biggest backer of these activities. putting course videos online and mit open course and others almost nobody used that because they would get confused, they would get stuck and that was the problem with the course. and they wouldn't get the degree. and today that degree is what the employer values. so, the number of people who take hard courses where there's not a degree benefit for them, that's pretty small. the elite students who have been the early consumers of these things even they have had pretty high dropout rates. so, but, enough people are using these things that we're in a process where they're just going to get better and better. so, i am, i am very enthused about what's in the years ahead. >> what about the institutional blockages that people talk about some of the education issues. the teacher unions and things. how big a problem is that? do you think if you really could
we're going to revolutionize education. but it may take a while for all the pieces to come together. maybe five years. our foundation is the biggest backer of these activities. putting course videos online and mit open course and others almost nobody used that because they would get confused, they would get stuck and that was the problem with the course. and they wouldn't get the degree. and today that degree is what the employer values. so, the number of people who take hard courses where...
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unfortunately our model of educating our populous has not changed much in 200 years. the global economy has brought about changes that are driven by economic development initiatives that unfortunately our educational models haven't addressed. >> right. we like to say on this show, the economy is moving faster than families and schools can keep up, and hair so much from ceos. they say i could hire seven highly skilled machinists right now, but i can't find any. one of the concerns for people who are retraining is they feel like maybe what companies need is going to change faster than they can get skilled up. is that a concern? >> and that's absolutely a concern. we do have to rethink how we are affording access to those ongoing educational and training opportunities to existing workers as well as those that we're trying to create as a new work force. i think the level of this conversation and this country's got to move to even a national security dimension. our economy is only as strong as our ability to supply the work force needs of our industries and our businesses,
unfortunately our model of educating our populous has not changed much in 200 years. the global economy has brought about changes that are driven by economic development initiatives that unfortunately our educational models haven't addressed. >> right. we like to say on this show, the economy is moving faster than families and schools can keep up, and hair so much from ceos. they say i could hire seven highly skilled machinists right now, but i can't find any. one of the concerns for...
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where do we find what's going right in education? >> even worse is not only have we stagnated but we're spending twice as much money per pupil as we did about 40 years ago when we had the best system of education. >> so we're not getting more for the investment. >> exactly. we're spending twice as much. it's not that the system has gotten worse. they're getting very slightly better despite a massive increase in spending that is bankrupting many states and cities. and finally, even democrats, who traditionally are beholden to the teachers unions, are saying stop, the status quo isn't working from a budgetary perspective, but most importantly for the kids and for our nation, sand we have to do things differently. >> you look at chicago. this is the president's hometown, essentially. it is arnie duncan's old school district. he's now the secretary of education. rahm emanuel former chief of staff. these are their friends and the people they support. does that mean there could be a breakthrough in education in your view? >> i think so. i
where do we find what's going right in education? >> even worse is not only have we stagnated but we're spending twice as much money per pupil as we did about 40 years ago when we had the best system of education. >> so we're not getting more for the investment. >> exactly. we're spending twice as much. it's not that the system has gotten worse. they're getting very slightly better despite a massive increase in spending that is bankrupting many states and cities. and finally,...
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this is the issue of education in our country. and in many public school districts across america, as they're trying to get in accountability in the classroom, it is very difficult to dismiss an underperforming teacher because of the stringent contracts that have been negotiated with the individual school districts and teacher unions. do you feel teacher unions are too powerful . >> . >> one of the things i've complemented is their remarkable progress under the rates to the top program. one of the best parts of the obathe obama/biden, they set a high bar, offers a federal pot of money available or for those states willing to make significant changes and delaware and tennessee two states made that progress. delaware's teachers union, dsea, came to the table and with the leadership of the governor made significant changes things a lot of folks predicts they wouldn't do to embrace charters and to make it possible for schools underperforming to be shut down or restructured and to change a system so that teacher compensation could be t
this is the issue of education in our country. and in many public school districts across america, as they're trying to get in accountability in the classroom, it is very difficult to dismiss an underperforming teacher because of the stringent contracts that have been negotiated with the individual school districts and teacher unions. do you feel teacher unions are too powerful . >> . >> one of the things i've complemented is their remarkable progress under the rates to the top...
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. >>> we are sounding the alarm on education nationwide. this country used to lead the world in college graduation rates but not anymore. the u.s. falling from first to 12th place among developed nations in the percentage of young adults with college degrees, and look at this statistic. only 47% of african-american males graduating from high school. compare that with 78% of white male students earning their diplomas. these figures just out in a new study and josh levs is all over it for us. >> any chance we get to look at troubles for education in this country, a good thing we're doing that, this is our future. this is stark and says a lot about where things stand. this is from the schott foundation that pushes for equity schools and better schools in general. interesting title for their new study. they're calling it "yes we can." let's get right to the numbers. i want you to see how stark the numbers are. first, they point to some states in which they say there is a major alarming gap in the achievement of black male students to white male
. >>> we are sounding the alarm on education nationwide. this country used to lead the world in college graduation rates but not anymore. the u.s. falling from first to 12th place among developed nations in the percentage of young adults with college degrees, and look at this statistic. only 47% of african-american males graduating from high school. compare that with 78% of white male students earning their diplomas. these figures just out in a new study and josh levs is all over it...
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it's quality of education, early job opportunities. it's an issue about being in a ghu community that's got a full functioning job creation engine as opposed to having to really take several buses to get out to the suburbs for the jobs and ultimately also unfortunately, still discrimination -- >> could i comment on that? >> jump in, steven. >> there was a recent study done on this very question. a guy at harvard named george brahas. his estimates show for less educated black men, sings you mentioned it, immigration accounted for 40% of the decline in their workforce participation. that is the share who are not looking and don't have a job. so immigration is not the whole story, but it may be up to half the story, and it's one of the things we can really do something about right now. >> and the other part of that equation was globalization and the down fall of unions. >> and technological innovation. there are otherfactors. there are big factors impeding less educated people from working. some has to do with poor education. they are imp
it's quality of education, early job opportunities. it's an issue about being in a ghu community that's got a full functioning job creation engine as opposed to having to really take several buses to get out to the suburbs for the jobs and ultimately also unfortunately, still discrimination -- >> could i comment on that? >> jump in, steven. >> there was a recent study done on this very question. a guy at harvard named george brahas. his estimates show for less educated black...
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there is a passion for education and parents pour their soles into getting their kids better educations. they've seen the returns. partly because they built up the human capital. it breaks my heart in this country to see it declining relative to those countries in terms of education. >> fantastic discussion. let's do it again. nice to see you all. >>> have you ever heard had a guy named sal kahn? an mba and two degrees and in math and chemistry and theoretical physics. want a free tutor? he's your man. he's here next. king psyllium fir won't make you a model but you should feel a little more super. metamucil. down with cholesterol. this is t kind ruck that has it all. ♪ gue thameans youan dit all. it's thevseason of doing now combine the all-star editn discount with oer offers for a tal value of $6,000. or quifieduys can get 0% apr for 60 mont plus $1,000 llan ll sileradmols. get to your evy aler and ghat truck today >>> so a school district in stillwater, minnesota is flipping the day. homework happens at school under the close eye of teachers an the lech hers are at night when kids
there is a passion for education and parents pour their soles into getting their kids better educations. they've seen the returns. partly because they built up the human capital. it breaks my heart in this country to see it declining relative to those countries in terms of education. >> fantastic discussion. let's do it again. nice to see you all. >>> have you ever heard had a guy named sal kahn? an mba and two degrees and in math and chemistry and theoretical physics. want a...
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get educated. one of the things, for instance, that companies typically give credits for or have programs, often together with the unions, is a constant reeducation program. i mean, i've seen people that were laid off when we established a reeducation unit, which had only one purpose. it was there for about 18 months and the only purpose was to reeducate the workforce that was getting laid off. i think that in the u.s., this understanding is much better, but there could be a little bit more of a support system, i agree. >> career training in america is not a priority, they say. and it needs to be. here again, former ibm ceo, lou gerstner. >> i think that skills training, career training has got to be more important, more relevant, and more focused in america. you know, we can create jobs in these new industries, but people have to be responsible for developing the skills. i mean, we came from a world where, you know, we sort of had it made. the american dream was a reality. but it was driven by fac
get educated. one of the things, for instance, that companies typically give credits for or have programs, often together with the unions, is a constant reeducation program. i mean, i've seen people that were laid off when we established a reeducation unit, which had only one purpose. it was there for about 18 months and the only purpose was to reeducate the workforce that was getting laid off. i think that in the u.s., this understanding is much better, but there could be a little bit more of...
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but also, on an educational level. you find that a lot of the schools still teach abstinence pro gras which is absolutely no good whatsoever to young children. and to young teenagers growing up. we find this is a cyclical occurrence. every ten years or so, we find we have to re-educate the young. it's because i think of the progress that has been made by the anti-retroviral drugs. people think if i get this disease, i will live, they have no idea of the toxic consequences of the drugs, how their body will handle them, each individual is different. they're like a human time bomb. a lot of people don't know they have the disease they're infecting other people. it is very alarming especially when you think of, we have come a long way. >> monique, i saw a study recently said 27% of people think that hiv can be spread by sharing a glass of drinking water with someone. 14% think by being in the same swimming pool with somebody. you know you think we have come a long way. when you hear a statistic, the disease cannot be trans
but also, on an educational level. you find that a lot of the schools still teach abstinence pro gras which is absolutely no good whatsoever to young children. and to young teenagers growing up. we find this is a cyclical occurrence. every ten years or so, we find we have to re-educate the young. it's because i think of the progress that has been made by the anti-retroviral drugs. people think if i get this disease, i will live, they have no idea of the toxic consequences of the drugs, how...
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, an education worth $180,000? one small college is offering a really good deal. we're taking you there. when you approach things from a different perspective, you don't end up with just another car. you end up with the all-new saab 9-5 luxury sport sedan. welcome to progressive. nice calculator. i'm just trying to save money on my car insurance. you know, with progressive, you get the option to name your price. is that even possible? uh, absolutely. trade? and i still get great service? more like super great. oh, you have a message. "hello." calculator humor. i'll be here all week. i will -- that was my schedule. the freedom to name your price. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> 12 minutes past the hour now. looking at ways to fix our schools. now we're looking at how to pay for college. that's always tough. but in this economy, it's even tougher. i want to tell you about one college that's helping students get a first class education for free. at a time when economic hardship is taking a toll on fa
, an education worth $180,000? one small college is offering a really good deal. we're taking you there. when you approach things from a different perspective, you don't end up with just another car. you end up with the all-new saab 9-5 luxury sport sedan. welcome to progressive. nice calculator. i'm just trying to save money on my car insurance. you know, with progressive, you get the option to name your price. is that even possible? uh, absolutely. trade? and i still get great service? more...
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that obviously means that you have to be educated. to know the rules of the game, you have to be educated. it starts with education, but it is not about going to the public school, and learning arithmetic and reading, and of course, we need that, but there are certain things that are being taught around the dining room tables and certain things that are taught in, you know, the fancy dimly lit rooms that need to be shared in the underclass or that
that obviously means that you have to be educated. to know the rules of the game, you have to be educated. it starts with education, but it is not about going to the public school, and learning arithmetic and reading, and of course, we need that, but there are certain things that are being taught around the dining room tables and certain things that are taught in, you know, the fancy dimly lit rooms that need to be shared in the underclass or that
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> nothing about education is simple. here's another one. students across the country are gearing up for summer break, and some people are asking, should they be? it was meant for a time when kids had to help out on the family farm, which they don't have to do anymore, so should that time be used to improve math, science and reading scores? we're in school 180 days a year, but the company at the top of the list, finland, they go to school less. is that a solution? >> i'm a believer in summer jobs to teach kids responsibility and there's a case to be made for that. on the other hand, there is the spring slide or summer slide. kids forget that. and that's especially pronounced in lower economic situations, so you're looking at a divided system here. is it easy to get -- >> i figured you were doing it. >> some have to figure out child care changes and things like that. we talked about zip codes and how you get a different education where you live. are we necessarily going to spend more money and fill their brains? >> even wi
> nothing about education is simple. here's another one. students across the country are gearing up for summer break, and some people are asking, should they be? it was meant for a time when kids had to help out on the family farm, which they don't have to do anymore, so should that time be used to improve math, science and reading scores? we're in school 180 days a year, but the company at the top of the list, finland, they go to school less. is that a solution? >> i'm a believer in...
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but when it comes to k-12 education, the u.s. is number 31, below ireland, saudi arabia and uzbekistan. >> education is a crisis right now in this country, and i really wish that our politicians would get more serious about it, because we are leaving children behind every single day. >> reporter: the 2010 kids count report by the annie e. casey foundation found that two out of three 4th graders in public schools were not reading proficie proficiently, an actual improvement from 2005. the report also noted that in most states, the rate of eighth graders not proficient in math is over 60%. in washington, d.c., it's as high as 83%. numbers like these have prompted president obama to call for reform. >> as a nation, we've got a responsibility to give our students the resources they need, from the highest quality schools to the latest textbooks to science labs that actually work. in return, we should demand better performance. >> reporter: in nevada, ranked last by the report in education, the situation is so grim that some families a
but when it comes to k-12 education, the u.s. is number 31, below ireland, saudi arabia and uzbekistan. >> education is a crisis right now in this country, and i really wish that our politicians would get more serious about it, because we are leaving children behind every single day. >> reporter: the 2010 kids count report by the annie e. casey foundation found that two out of three 4th graders in public schools were not reading proficie proficiently, an actual improvement from...
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education suffers. we cannot -- if we cannot internally, meaning as a nation, begin to have a dialog how we participate in the global economy, our children are competing for jobs and entrance into colleges with children all over the world. if we can't allow our own president to communicate, what we're doing is failing as a nation. >> teachers' unions, teachers would agree with what you're saying. you're an educator and you know this. but why aren't teachers' unions supporting this? >> they're focused on themselves. focused on their own interest. this doesn't cross their path. this doesn't cut into their work schedule. this doesn't impact their pay. so they're not interested in it. all it does is impact children. that's not their thing. >> so there are a lot of big kahoonas out there that could be worked on at the moment. when you look at an educator and what the president is trying to do as well as the secretary of education. we have the falling scores, and deep cuts in education all across the budgets
education suffers. we cannot -- if we cannot internally, meaning as a nation, begin to have a dialog how we participate in the global economy, our children are competing for jobs and entrance into colleges with children all over the world. if we can't allow our own president to communicate, what we're doing is failing as a nation. >> teachers' unions, teachers would agree with what you're saying. you're an educator and you know this. but why aren't teachers' unions supporting this?...
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we do early education very badly the we do secondary education badly, and we do job training badly. in all these cases, while there are lots of reforms that need to take place, it's also true that you just have to spend more money on some of the areas we're not spending it, and i can't see washington doing that right now. >> i can't see them doing anything but politics by the minute. fareed, nice to see you. thank you. >> a pleasure. >>> ready to be stuck in the middle seat of your flight listening to the guy next to you talking on the phone or playing angry birds? oh, lord. the faa moved one step closer, but forget annoying. is this safe? we're going to tell you if it's safe to have somebody playing angry birds on takeoff to landing. that's next. ♪ music retirement solutions from new york life can help you keep good going. we raise natureraised farms® on a 100% vegetarian diet with no antibiotics ever. look for natureraised farms® chicken at your local store. >>> you and your fees went flying this year. a record year for airline fees, but there are still some deals if you know
we do early education very badly the we do secondary education badly, and we do job training badly. in all these cases, while there are lots of reforms that need to take place, it's also true that you just have to spend more money on some of the areas we're not spending it, and i can't see washington doing that right now. >> i can't see them doing anything but politics by the minute. fareed, nice to see you. thank you. >> a pleasure. >>> ready to be stuck in the middle seat...
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the american people are prepared to spend money on education. what they're tired of, spending a lot of money on education that doesn't work. now, we have some sense of what works. mr. canad's program works, the kip schools work, there are some other schools that work very effectively. what i think duncan is trying to do secretary duncan, i should say, and i hope what he's trying to do is to say that the money should follow the effectiveness. and that people, for example, if they want money from the federal government, they need to do things that we know are effective and accountable. the american people, if you poll them, are glad to pay more for education just like most parents are, if they think it will work. and if you can show them it will work, they'll open their checkbooks. >> so to that point then, because let's take this a little bit more broad now, i think you're right about what he is doing with this overhaul of no child left behind. they are certainly angerring many of their supporters in the democratic parent by going down this path.
the american people are prepared to spend money on education. what they're tired of, spending a lot of money on education that doesn't work. now, we have some sense of what works. mr. canad's program works, the kip schools work, there are some other schools that work very effectively. what i think duncan is trying to do secretary duncan, i should say, and i hope what he's trying to do is to say that the money should follow the effectiveness. and that people, for example, if they want money from...
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both parties want education reform. the gop is more likely to say unions are standing in the way of that reform. i wonder what the president of the nation's largest teachers union thinks about that. the president of the nea joins me now. good morning, sir. thanks for joining us. dennis -- >> thank you for having me. >> are you losing sleep at all over the thought of a president promises? >> well, you know, governor romney has a very different for america than president obama disenfranchisement -- president obama does. our educators believe in president obama's vision for america. when you listen to prime minister romney he believes students should have all the education they can afford or if you're having trouble with higher education, ask your parents for a loan. he's really disconnected with most of the families we deal and students. >> this is a tough time for education. 300,000 education jobs gone since 2009, you disagree with part of the program raise to the top, particularly expansion of charter schools and tying
both parties want education reform. the gop is more likely to say unions are standing in the way of that reform. i wonder what the president of the nation's largest teachers union thinks about that. the president of the nea joins me now. good morning, sir. thanks for joining us. dennis -- >> thank you for having me. >> are you losing sleep at all over the thought of a president promises? >> well, you know, governor romney has a very different for america than president obama...
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republican/democrat just like education. i think we are, where secretary duncan and the president are, where a lot of republicans are, accountability, charter schools, and the like. i think we have the opportunity for an education bill and energy bill. and then the big daddy of them all, i think the president should lead on deficit reduction. even if it means, eliot, ticking off, our base, even if it means ticking off those for military spending. we have to take deficit reduction seriously. the president has got to lead. >> when it comes to the deficit issue. you are so right that obviously is going to be the overhanging issue and now that the bush tax cuts have been locked in for the next couple years it gets harder. it seems to me the way to address this is through fundamental tax reform. you can do what some people are talking about. simplify the code. eliminate a lot of the credits that really don't appropriate deuce a whole lot. lower rates. still generate an awful lot of additional revenue. so you hit both the deficit
republican/democrat just like education. i think we are, where secretary duncan and the president are, where a lot of republicans are, accountability, charter schools, and the like. i think we have the opportunity for an education bill and energy bill. and then the big daddy of them all, i think the president should lead on deficit reduction. even if it means, eliot, ticking off, our base, even if it means ticking off those for military spending. we have to take deficit reduction seriously. the...